The Webb Telescope’s look at a stellar nursery also finds minor planets
A distant stellar nursery holds a cluster of newborn worlds the size of Jupiter, the smallest of which is surrounded […]
The world’s fastest microscope makes its debut
The motion of moving electrons is captured like never before. Researchers have developed a laser-based microscope that produces images at
2 spacecraft captured the waves that can heat and accelerate the solar wind
A lucky alignment of two sun-studying spacecraft may have finally solved a decades-old solar mystery. Data from NASA’s Parker Solar
The possibilities for dark matter have just been reduced – a lot
Scientists have just narrowed down the possible hiding spaces for dark matter particles. The LUX-ZEPLIN, or LZ, experiment has searched
Some bacteria in your mouth can divide into 14 cells at once
Among the more than 500 species of bacteria that thrive in the human mouth, one seems to play by its
Can solar farms and agricultural farms coexist?
Extreme Climate Survey Scientific news is collecting readers’ questions about how to navigate our planet’s changing climate. What do you
Scientists find long-sought electric field in Earth’s atmosphere
For the first time, scientists have measured a long-sought global electric field in Earth’s atmosphere. This field, called the ambipolar
A quantum computer corrected its errors, improving its calculations
For the first time, a quantum computer has improved its results by continuously correcting its own miscalculations with a technique
‘Smart lighting’ could make vertical farming more affordable
Flicking the dimmer switch can help some indoor farmers curb one of their biggest challenges: rising electricity costs. Growing crops
By studying the eyes, a researcher explores how the brain sorts information
A cyclist is pedaling on the road. Signs, trees and fire hydrants pass by. As they cycle, their brain receives